Where does “halskæde” come from?
halskæde (Danish) comes from Danish kæde, from Middle Low German kede, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
halskæde (Danish): necklace
Ancestry of “halskæde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | kæde | chain; line; to link |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kede | — |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |